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W. E. & B. F. HATI-IAWAY 82; A. B. WOODARD. FENCING STRAND.

No. 440,632. Paten td Nov. 18, 1890.

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WVILLIAM E. I-IATHAWAY, EDGAR F. HATHAWAY, AND ALONZO B. WVOOD- ARD, OFHORNELLSVILLE, NEW YORK; SAID XVOODARD ASSI GNOR TO SAID HATHAWAY ANDHATHAWAY.

FENCING-STRAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 440,632, dated November18, 1890.

Application filed March 13, 1890. Serial No. 343,765. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, WILLIAM E, HATHA- WAY, EDGAR F. HATHAWAY, andALONZO B. WOODARD, citizens of the United States, residing atHornellsville, in the county of Steuben and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Fencing- Strands, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a novel, strong, anddurable fence-strand for the erection of ornamental and attractive wirefences 5 and to accomplish this object our invention consists,essentially, in a fencestrand composed of a zigzagged wire formed withalternating loops at its angles or bends and two longitudinal parallelwire strands, respectively connecting and interlocked with the angles orbends of the zigzaggcd wire between the opposite rows or lines of loopsto leave the latter projecting from such parallel strands.

The invention is exhibited by the accompanying drawing, which is aperspective View showing a portion of the improved fencestrand.

In order to enable those skilled in the art to make and use ourinvention, we will now describe the same in detail, referring to thedrawing, wherein- The numeral 1 indicates a wire, which is bent firstone way and then the other into zigzagged form, and during the processof bending or fashioning this zigzagged wire it is formed into an ovalor circular loop 2 at each angle or bend 3, thereby producing twoparallel rows or lines of loops arranged, respectively, along the anglesor bends of the zigzag, To produce the loops the wire is crossed, as at3, at each angle or bend, and the loops in one row alternate with thosein the opposite row. The angles and loops are all uniform, orsubstantially so, and between the two rows or lines of loops arearranged a pair of longitudinal parallel wire strands 4, each composedof two or more wires spirally twisted together. These strands 4 extend,re spectivelv, along the inner portions or bases of the loops at theangles 3,and the zigzagged wire passes between the two wires of eachtwisted strand, so as to connect and interlock the latter with thezigzagged wire and provide a row of loops extending laterally from eachtwisted strand in such manner that each of said strands ties togetherand braces and supports the several loops in one row.

The fence-strand described is useful for erecting ornamental wire fencesthat Will be strong and durable.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is- A wirefencestrand consisting of a zigzagged Wire having alternating loops atits angles and apair of longitudinal parallel wire strands interlockedwith the angles between the two rows of loops to leave the latterprojecting from the strands, substantially as de scribed.

In testimony whereof we have affixed our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM E. HATHAWAY. EDGAR F. HATHAWAY. ALONZO B. \VOODARD. Witnesses:

S. H. CRANE, C. F. KEYSER.

